Dina Martina Nails It!

I'm about as dragphobic as they come -- back in the '90s, a friend invited me to his birthday party at Lips and I had a full-fledged panic attack and ending up not going. But let me assure you of this: Dina Martina is the exception to the rule, a performer whose skills as a woefully unskilled, malapropism-friendly, overly confident cabaret singer will leave you reeling. Showing you her first costume from Saturday night's performance at the Laurie Beechman Theatre is already giving away more than I would like to, so let me just say that if you get the chance to see her, take. it. Check her schedule HERE.

Song of the Day: 'Fred' by Sweater Girls

 With thanks to Jesse, for turning me on to this wonderful wistful jangle pop ditty.

'Master' and Servant

Wow. Went to see P.T. Anderson's latest, "The Master," last night with Michael, Frank and Craig. If you agree with one of the positive reviews of this pretentious piece of crap, might I suggest you read a lovely short tale by Hans Christian Andersen? 

Key(s) to the City

Yikes. The New York Post reports that a retired New Jersey locksmith was selling what he calls a “firemen’s key ring” -- and "what a terrorist might call a dream come true" -- on eBay for a mere $150. (Naturally, The Post turned this into a "What if someone from Occupy Wall Street got their hands on them" story.)

The set consists of five keys that would allow control of virtually any elevator in the city, could knock out power to municipal buildings and skyscrapers, darken city streets, open subway gates and some firehouse doors and provide full access to 1 World Trade Center and other construction sites. 

“Think about the people at Occupy Wall Street who hate the NYPD, hate the establishment. They would love to have a set. Wouldn’t it be nice to walk in and disable Chase’s elevators?” said Former FDNY and NYPD Commissioner Howard Safir.

Although, The Post bought the advertised set -- most of which they tested and worked -- it is unclear how many duplicates were made. The story piqued my interest until I realized it did not contain one to Gramercy Park, one of the most coveted keys in the city.

Read HERE.

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